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Default Met Office weekend forecast for the south overly pessimistic?

The latest Met Office forecast for Saturday to Monday seems very
pessimistic, suggesting dull wet conditions (if not as bad as earlier
this week). This seems at odds with the weather charts, which shows
some fronts but also high pressure (1020+ mb). My own guess from that
would just be high or medium level cloud, and bright.

So is the met office forecast likely to be realistic and would it be
better to schedule outdoor activities for Friday or Tuesday (rather
than Sat-Mon) if possible?

Thanks,
Nick


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On May 31, 2:28 pm, wrote:
The latest Met Office forecast for Saturday to Monday seems very
pessimistic, suggesting dull wet conditions (if not as bad as earlier
this week). This seems at odds with the weather charts, which shows
some fronts but also high pressure (1020+ mb). My own guess from that
would just be high or medium level cloud, and bright.

So is the met office forecast likely to be realistic and would it be
better to schedule outdoor activities for Friday or Tuesday (rather
than Sat-Mon) if possible?


Seeing as the plotters thickened after Thursday, it is not unlikely
that the MetO has seen the error of its ways and started looking at my
prognostications.

You should have got on the boat with Rodney, you plonker.

Well the alternative is to follow the BBC line of reasoning and end up
in perdition or wherever hacks go to die once they realise there is
life after Blue Peter.

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Default Met Office weekend forecast for the south overly pessimistic?

On May 31, 2:28 pm, wrote:
The latest Met Office forecast for Saturday to Monday seems very
pessimistic, suggesting dull wet conditions (if not as bad as earlier
this week). This seems at odds with the weather charts, which shows
some fronts but also high pressure (1020+ mb). My own guess from that
would just be high or medium level cloud, and bright.

So is the met office forecast likely to be realistic and would it be
better to schedule outdoor activities for Friday or Tuesday (rather
than Sat-Mon) if possible?

Thanks,
Nick


Depends where you are.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey


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On 1 Jun, 01:36, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On May 31, 2:28 pm, wrote:

The latest Met Office forecast for Saturday to Monday seems very
pessimistic, suggesting dull wet conditions (if not as bad as earlier
this week). This seems at odds with the weather charts, which shows
some fronts but also high pressure (1020+ mb). My own guess from that
would just be high or medium level cloud, and bright.


So is the met office forecast likely to be realistic and would it be
better to schedule outdoor activities for Friday or Tuesday (rather
than Sat-Mon) if possible?


Thanks,
Nick


Depends where you are.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey


And what sort of outdoor activity you had planned

Graham
Penzance

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And what sort of outdoor activity you had planned

Graham


The swell forecast is good, and Monday might even be warm enough for
me.



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Default Met Office weekend forecast for the south overly pessimistic?

On Jun 1, 1:36 am, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On May 31, 2:28 pm, wrote:

The latest Met Office forecast for Saturday to Monday seems very
pessimistic, suggesting dull wet conditions (if not as bad as earlier
this week). This seems at odds with the weather charts, which shows
some fronts but also high pressure (1020+ mb). My own guess from that
would just be high or medium level cloud, and bright.


So is the met office forecast likely to be realistic and would it be
better to schedule outdoor activities for Friday or Tuesday (rather
than Sat-Mon) if possible?


Thanks,
Nick


Depends where you are.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey


Hampshire - sorry, should have been more specific about the "south"

Nick

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On Jun 1, 9:51?am, Graham Easterling
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And what sort of outdoor activity you had planned


The swell forecast is good, and Monday might even be warm enough for
me.


Stifling here in Stoke. Of course it has plenty of time to dampen
down. But I have to admit to it being rather nice if you like that
sort of thing.

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On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:22:31 -0700, wrote:

...should have been more specific about the "south"


For us, that starts at Preston :-)

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